Example sentences of "[was/were] always [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The rows were always over money and housework : " He 'd just go berserk till two or three in the morning , bawling and shouting , and I 'd just try to sit and hold his legs .
2 The Seasiders , boosted by the inclusion of leading scorer Tommy Mooney were always on top and showed sharp finishing .
3 Despite having the smaller pack , they were always on top in the scrums and scored two pushover tries , both touched down by McGrath .
4 Morality was for the laity , whose life was dominated by the battle against mortal sin , and who therefore lived under the threat of hell and were always at risk .
5 Most families , especially the young and old , were always at risk from hypothermia in the winter .
6 but erm he was on about certain aspects that he picked up from her , but having been in gypsy caravans round here , as when they were on Line Brook you see we were always at Line Brook for one reason or another
7 Lady Grubb 's invitations to them were always by letter , and led to a file of correspondence because she enjoyed making microscopic changes of plan .
8 The things she said were always in disagreement , with the teacher or another member of the class , and cost her so much , in terms of physical anguish , that they carried great conviction .
9 She looked at Mrs Gotobed 's claw-like , ringed fingers holding her delicate cup , and thought of Auntie Lou 's little red hands that were always in water , washing dishes or scrubbing floors or peeling potatoes .
10 Perhaps they were bored too , but whatever the reason the Met girls were always in trouble for one reason or another .
11 Simon and I were always in trouble because of the garden .
12 So we were always in trouble for appearing w We got dirty shoes you see ?
13 Petrol was so strictly rationed in wartime that bikes were always in demand .
14 In that instance they were unsuccessful , for the interest of Lord Milton and the Earl of Ilay was considerably stronger than that of the Haldanes , but the more attractive posts in the permanent garrison were always in demand from tradesmen in the town .
15 Recently , however , it has been pointed out that mansi absi were often registered as owing dues , which were always in cash rather than labour services .
16 That was the terrible thing about wolves : you could never tell where they were because they were always in disguise .
17 In the middle two matches Chip Beck and Paul Azinger and Mark Calavecchia and Ken Green were always in charge against Gordon Brand Jnr and Sam Torrance and Christy O'Connor Jnr .
18 After victories on Saturday over Cotswold and Victoria ( Street ) , the Ely team of Stewart Seymour , Kevin King , David Bell and Greg Harlow had a quarter-final success yesterday against Victory ( Portsmouth ) and were always in control in their semi-final against Moonfleet Weymouth , who had been in sharp form earlier against Torbay , Preston ( Brighton ) and County Arts Norwich .
19 For two people who both were always in control , this was something of a miracle — to let go of control completely — to trust enough that they were both hurled into the abyss of pure sensation , pure feeling .
20 At the start of the second half United tried a charge … a goal would have made a game of it … skipper Andy Melville came close with a header but you had the feeling that Villa were always in control
21 North Down were always in control at Magheramason , with captain Ian Carser hitting 55 and Robin Haire 48 as they timed to perfection their reply to Bready 's 165 for 8 .
22 Arnold , Williams and Douglas scored second half tries for Gosforth , Johnson adding a conversion and a penalty , but Morley were always in control .
23 Families from this range were always in search of respectability and , having followed their betters into churches , lecture rooms , and recreational clubs , they were now being told that a certain amount of movie-going need not necessarily be socially harmful .
24 It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account .
25 On scores , Colin Martlew 's 21–12 was the best that Merseyside could manage , and there was a 21–13 from Roy Lussey , but on the day , the visitors were always in command .
26 The management were always against carriage cleaners getting a rest day , they did n't think they needed one .
27 I think Jimi would have changed a little bit , though , because he was always into change .
28 I could have had it done through the bank but he was always up town anyway so
29 He was always at work , always Sunday .
30 When I was a boy , God was always at home .
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